Word 2016 Intermediate/Advanced

Lesson 1 – Indenting Paragraphs

Word 2016

C HANGING THE L EFT I NDENT  D ISCUSSION

Indenting a paragraph refers to moving it away from the left, the right, or both margins. This feature has many uses, including calling attention to sections in a document or indicating subordinate text. Additionally, the first line of each paragraph in many letters and documents is often indented from the left to improve readability.

The Indent buttons in the Paragraph group on the Home tab move the paragraph to the next tab stop. By default, tab stops are set every half-inch (0.5 in or 1.27 cm). Therefore, you can use the Increase Indent button to indent a paragraph to the right in half-inch increments and the Decrease Indent button to decrease a paragraph indent in half-inch increments.

Create a left indent

NOTE If you want to indent a different amount (such as 0.7 in), you can use the Indentation options ( Left or Right ) in the Paragraph dialog box.

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